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NEW EDITION. ’98 SONG BOOK WOLFE TONE. Memory of the Dead, Boolavógue, Men of the West, Boys of Wexford, The Three Flowers, Kelly of Killane, Tone is C >ming Back Again, Rising of the Moon, A Song of the North, etc,, etc. ^9 Irish Book Bureau, QJ 68 Upr. O’Connell St., Dublin. .

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NEW EDITION.

’98 SONG BOOK

WOLFE TONE.

Memory of the Dead, Boolavógue, Men of the

West, Boys of Wexford, The Three Flowers,Kelly of Killane, Tone is C >ming Back Again,Rising of the Moon, A Song of the North,

etc,, etc.

^9 Irish Book Bureau, QJ68 Upr. O’Connell St., Dublin.

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The ’98 Song Book

THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD

fears to speak of NinetyzEight? Who blushes at

the name?When cowards mock the patriot's fate who hangs his head

for shame?He^s all a knave or half a slave who slights his country thus;But a true man^ like you^ man^ will fill your glass with us,

We drink the memory of the hrave^ the faithful and the few—Some lie far off beyond the wave, some sleep in Ireland, too;

All, all are gone, but still lives on the fame of those who died;All true men, like you, men, remember them with pride.

Some on the shores of distant lands their weary hearts havelaid.

And by the stranger^ s heedless hands their lonely graves weremade;

But, though their clay be far away beyond the Atlantic

foam.In true men, like you, men, their spirit^s still at home.

The dust of some is Irish earth—among their own they rest;

And the same land that gave them birth has caught them to

her breast;

And we will pray that from their clo/y full many a race maystart

Of true men, like you, men, to act as brave a part.

They rose in dark and evil days to right their native land;They kindled here a living blaze that nothing shall with-

stand;

Alas! that Might can vanquish Right—they fell and passed

away;But true men, like you, men, are plenty here to-day.

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Then Kerens their memory—may it he for us a guiding lightTo cheer our strife for liberty and teach us to unite /

Through good and ill^ he Ireland's still, though sad as theirsyour fate;

And true men he you, men, like those of Ninety-Eight.John Kells Ingram.

THE GAtLANT MEN OFNINETY-EIGHT

(Aip : “Viva La.”)

J'HE spirit of our fathers bright inspires our hearts to

firm wnite,

And strike again for God and Right, as did the men ofNinety-Eight,

When Wexford and New Ross could tell, and Tuhherneeringand Garnew,

Where many a Saxon foeman fell, and many an Irish soldier,

too.

Chorus.Hurrah, brave hoys, we vow to stand together for our

Fatherland.As did that hold devoted hand, the gallant men of

Ninety-Eight.

Their altars and their homes they rose to guard from ruthless

tyrant foes,

Who reeled beneath the vengeful blows for freedom dealt in

Ninety-Eight.

The patriots^ blood that reddened deep the soil where fell

they in their gore.

Their memWy green and fresh shall keep within our bosoms’

inmost core.

Chorus.

Then let us here give three times three for those who fought

for liberty,

As slaves could never bend the knee the free-born men of

Ninety-Eight.

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'Not they that bondsmen' s yoke could hear^ while one stoutpike could deal a hlow^

Then by their memory let us swear to meet once more thehated foe !

Chorus,Bernard Magennis.

BOOLAVOGUE(Traditional Air).

ArBoolavogue, as the sun was setting

O'er the bright May meadows of Shelmalier^A rebel hand set the heather blazing

And brought the neighbours from far and near.Then Father Murphy^ from old Kilcormack^

Spurred up the rocks with a warning cry

;

^^Arm ! Arm !" he cried, for Fve come to lead you,For Ireland's freedom we fight or die,"

He led us on 'gainst the coming soldiers.

And the cowardly Yeomen we put to flight;

'Twas at the Harrow the boys of WexfordShowed Bookey's regiment how men could fight.

Look out for hirelings. King George of England,Search every kingdom where breathes a slave.

For Father Murphy of the County WexfordSweeps o'er the land like a mighty wave.

We took Camolin and Enniscorthy,

And Wexford storming drove out our foes;

'Twas at Slieve Coillte our pikes were reeking

With the crimson stream of the beaten Yeos.

At Tubberneering and BallyellisFull many a Hessian lay in his gore;

Ah, Father Murphy, had aid come^ over

The green flag floated from shore to shore !

At Vinegar Hill, o'er the pleasant Slaney,

Our heroes vainly stood back to back,

And the Yeos at Tullow took Father MurphyAnd burned his body upon the rack.

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God grant you glory, brave Father Murphy,And open Heaven to all your men;

The cause that called you may call to-morrowIn another fight for the Green again,

P. J. McCall.

buAlte 1ÍlA0t)Ó3

T)onncA*ó Ó bAGgAme -o’aiscri^.

1 mt)uAile 1tlAO*óó5 cnÁtnóriA SRéine,Is bÁncA lugRA 50 seAl pé blit;

t)í ceince-criAitiA, ar binn tiA sléibce,T)o bAilis céA*oCA cun *otil SAn Án,

0 Cill gil CoRmAic, bí Aíi cAtAm Seiin Ann,’S A slóigce lirh leis cun -oul sa gleo

:

1s mói'ois peASCA snn b'é Án *ocAOiseAc

Ae CReóRúgA-ó SAOibil An fAi*o beAt) beó.

t)A cnót)A gRoibe é, ar ceAnn a tnuinciR,

1 s SíorriAnAig t^ípctfiAR’ *oÁ rua5A*ó ar fin;1S -DiORrhA An DuACAlg AnOlS 50 bHAbARtA,

Is 1 n-uACCAR le neARC ár lÁrh.

CngAC, A SeoiRse, a smísce cRóin-t)uib,

tlí “oion T)inc slóigce nA n-AfhAs tAR Igar;IDar ci’n c^tAiR SeÁn ’sa óslAig cró*óa,

Ae scuAbAt) RómpA, rriAR tonn móR meAR.

t!)í CAm ttlólAin^ Asns InniscóRtAig,A^us CARmAin co^tA le píce is sleAg;

1 s AR bÍRR SliAb Coillce bí buAlA*ó millceAc,*00 ctiiR 50 •ooirhin pé SCRAit.

Ae CobAR An lARAinn ASiis t)Aile 0iUs,

1s mó Otsín sínue ’sis míllce a gcló*ó,

’Sa Acair Seiin gil, -oi mbeA.*ó CAbAiR 1 n-oin *ot:íinn

t!)éA*ó S^oibil 50 lAfOiR ARís 1 scoRóinn.

A5 Píot) nA 5CAOR COIS imeAll Sliin^e,Do tROiT) ÁR sÁR-f*iR 50 CRóbA meAR;

Acc 1 *oUullAig f^eiblim, mo crgac géAR cRAibce í

Ar\ uAtAiR Sein bocc guR síneAb Ias.

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A ‘Oé riA slóme, i t)* *óúri 50 -ocos-Am,

Ar\ slónrh-AR sa slóigce pe^R;^cc c^imix) ultAtti 4RÍS ^m^meAc,

Cun CROi-o 50 x>ÁRA *o’feAR<Ann Amc.

THE SEAN BHEANIBHOCHT(Traditional Air).

/ the French are on the sea, says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;The French are on the sea, says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;

Oh ! the French are in the Bay, they^ll he here without delay,

And the Orange will decay, says the Sean-hhean Bhocht,And the Orange will decay, says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.

And where will they have their camp? says the Sean-hheanBhocht

;

Where will they have their camp? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.On the Curragh of Kildare, the hoys they will he there

With their pikes in good repair, says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;And Lord Edward will he there, says the Sean-hhean

Bhocht.

Then what will the Yeomen do? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;What will the Yeomen do? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.What should the Yeomen do hut throw off the red and hlue

And swear that they^ll he true to the Sean-hhean Bhocht,And swear that they^ll he true to the Sean-hhean Bhocht.

And what colour will they wear? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;^What colour will they wear? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.What colour should he seen where our fathers^ homes have

heenBut our own immortal green? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht,

But our own immortal green? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht,

And will Ireland then he free? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht;Will Ireland then he free? says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.Yes ! Ireland shall he free from the centre to the sea;

Then hurrah for liberty I says the Sean-hhean Bhocht,Then hurrah for liberty ! says the Sean-hhean Bhocht.

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THE BOYS OF WEXFORDJN comes the captain^ s daughter^ the captain of the Yeos,Saying ** Brave United Irishman, we^ll ne^er again he foes.

A thousand pounds Fll bring if you will fly from home withme,

And dress myself in man^s attire and fight for liherty.^^

Chorus.

We are the hoys of Wexford, who fought with heart and handTo burst in twain the galling chain and free our native land.

‘‘ 1 want no gold, my maiden fair, to fly from home withthee;

Your shining eyes will he my prize—more dear than goldto me.

I want no gold to nerve my arm to do a true man^s part—To free my land Vd gladly give the red drops from my heart

Chorus.

And when we left our cabins, hoys, we left with right goodwill

To see our friends and neighbours that were at Vinegar Hill !

A young man from our Irish ranks a cannon he let go;

He slapt it into Lord Mountjoy—a tyrant he laid low /

Chorus.

We bravely fought and conquered at Ross and Wexford town;

Three Bullet Gate for years to come will speak for our

renown;Through WalpolFs horse and WalpolFs foot on Tvhber-

neering^s day.

Depending on the long, brnght pike, we cut ov/r gory wa/y.

Chorus.

And OularVs name shall be their shame, whose steel we ne^er

did fear.

For every man could do his part like Forth and Shelmalier !

And if, for want of leaders, we lost at Vinegar Hill,

WeWe ready for another fight, and love our cov/ntry still I

Chorus.

Robert Dwyer Joyce.

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THE CROPPY BOY

(Air : Cailin Og a Stor,^^)

men and true in this house who dwells

To a stranger houchal 1 pra/g you telly

Is the priest at home^ or may he he seen?

1 would speak a word with Father GreenJ^

The priesfs at home^hoy^ and may he seen;

^Tis easy speaking with Father Green;But you must wait till 1 go and see

If the holy father alone may he.^^

The youth has entered a silent hall—What a lonely sound has his light footfall !

And the gloomy chamheFs chill and hare^

With a vested priest in a lonely chair.

The youth has knelt to tell his sins.

Nomine Dei^^ the youth begins;

At ** Mea culpa he heats his hreasty

And in broken murmurs he speaks the rest.

^^At the siege of Boss did my father fally

And at Gorey my loving brothers all;

1 alone am left of my name and race,

1 will go to Wexford and take their place.

1 cursed three times since last Easter Day—At Mass-time once 1 went to play;

1 passed the churchyard one day in haste

And forgot to pray for my motheFs rest.

** 1 hear no hate against living thing

y

But 1 love my country above the King.NoWy Father

ybless me and let me go

To die if God has ordained it so.^^

The priest said naughty but a rustling noise

Made the youth look up in wild swrprise:

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The robes were off^ and in scarlet there

Sat a Yeoman captain with fiery glare.

With fiery glare and with fury hoarse.

Instead of a blessing he breathed a curse:

^Twas a good thought, boy, to come here and shrive.

For one short hour is your time to live.

“ Upon yon river three tenders float.

The priesVs in one—if he isnH shot—We hold this house for our lord the King,And, Amen, say 1, may all traitors swingV*

At Geneva Barracks that young man died.

And at Passage they had his body laid.

Good people, who live in peace and joy.

Breathe a prayer, shed a tear for the Croppy Boy.

, Carroll Malone.

THE MEN OE THE WEST(Air :

“ Eoghan Coir.”')

\^E1LE you honour in song and in story the names of the

patriot men.Whose valour has covered with glory full many a mountain

and glen,

Forget not the hoys of the heather, who marshalled their

bravest and best.

When Eire was broken in Wexford and looked for revenge to

the

Chorus.

1 give you the gallant old West, boys.

Where rallied our bravest and best

When Ireland lay broken and bleeding;

Hurrah for the men of the West !

The hilltops with glory were glowing, Hwas the eve of a

bright harvest day.

When the ships we'd been wearily waiting sailed into

Killala's broad bay;

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And over the hills went the slogan, to waken in every breast

The fire that has never been quenched, boys, among the true

hearts of the West.

Chorus.

Killala was ours ere the midnight, and high over Ballinatown

Our banners in triumph were waving before the next swn hadgone down.

We gathered to speed the good work, boys, the true men anearand afar;

And history can tell how we routed the redcoats through old

Castlebar.

Chorus.

And pledge me The stout sons of France,” boys, boldHumbert and all his brave men,

Whose tramp, like the trumpet of battle, brought hope to

the drooping again.

Since Eire has caught to her bosom on many a mountain andh%ll t

The gallants who fell so theyWe here, boys, to cheer us to

victory still.

Chorus.

Though all the bright drearnings we cherished went down in

disaster and woe.

The spirit of old is still with us that never would bend to

the foe;And Connacht is ready whenever the loud rolling tuck of

the drumRings out to awaken the echoes and tell us the morning

has come.

Chorus.

So here^s to the gallant old West, boys.

Who rallied her bravest and best

When Ireland was broken and bleeding;

Hurrah, boys! Hu/rrah for the West /

William Koonby.

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Í^1ít An lAftAlft

(ConóuOAR 1TÍA5 tli-om, -ooccum leigis, -o^AiscRig ati c-AtiiríÁr

bRíogrhAR 0*0, The Men of the West le tiAm 0 tTlAOlRúnAi*óe}

(Ponn : 0ogAn Coir ’’)

triÁ rholCAR le sséAl is le íi-ArhRÁn,

11a piR A tDi CRéAR A^US piOR,

Cum cliu A5US c^il le r-a R*oÁnAccAr gleAnn asus sRucÁn ’s sliAb,

WA p-á5Ai*ó AR *oeiReA*0 ra CRéiR-pm*Oo óRuiRRig AR plÁRAi*óe ttiuigeo

tlUAlR A gROtulg RA 5^1t.l 1 CocSiA,*o muiRRUiR AR Iarcair 1)1 t)eo 1

CuRpi

:

Seo slÁiRce ra bpeAR as ar IarCar oit!),

T)0 CRUIRRlg le CORSRARI SAR AR !

5eA5 SIA-O 1 R-AimS1R AR géAR-ÓAlll

Seo slAiRce peArR Corraóc so X^nAt !

CaIRIS tIA lORSA lA l^ÓgRlAIR

5o cuAR Cill AIai*0 as sRÁrh,

’S OiomAR corn ^aoa as suil leo5uR SileAfnAR RAC *0C10Ct:A*Ó so .t)RAt.

Asus tosuig RA hA-OARCA AS séi-oeA.-ó,

As 50 RAlt) S 1A*0 AR t^ÁgAll,

Asus coRRuigeAA spReACA*ó 1 rCirirrHaó muórAR 1 sCoRRAéc so X)nAt !

CuRrÁ :

tTlÁ CAiteAÓ le t^ÁRAi-ó ár smAOiRce^S ÁR R-OÓCAS, PAOI SSI^IOS ASUS léAR,

AR pÍ0R-Spi0RA*0 OeO 1 R-AR SOR01*Ótll)

tlAC RSeillpiA *OOR RÁttlAIO so ll-éAS •

Asus t^éAc ! CÁimí*o Réi'ó ar ar RóiméAODo ClUIRpeAS S1RR CORRAR AR Á1R,

As FUAS^mc AR cIarraiI) ra hCmeARR5o Opuil SAOIRSe ÁR R-OlleilR AR FÁgAll!

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CuRp-ó

:

Seo sliince sConn^ccAC poR^*Oo cRuinnig le consnAiti s^n Án !

Sm-o ’sus ROgA ViA cíRe;

Seo sl.áince se^n-Connxxcc 50 t)RÍt

!

BODENSTOWN(Aie :

“ Thei Harp That Once")

'pHH lush grass hides forgotten graves^

The elders are abloom^An ivied wall stands sentinel

Beside a lonely tomb.

And here, while summer holds her sway,

Linnet and blackbird throng,

And blend their sweetest songs o^er himWho loved the battle song. %

No gleaming marble rises tall

Above that sacred dust.

But simple words on modest stone

Tell of his freedom lust.

Enough—they bear his message on;Methinhs could he but know.

No other monument he^d crave

While Ireland's flag lies low.

Coidd he the gravels deep silence break.

Not sculptured stone he^d ask—But men and guns, and gleaming swords,

To consummate his task.

Then let us in this holy place

Kneel down and breathe a prayerA vow to carry on the work

Of him who slumbers there.

Maeve Cavanagh MoDowbll.

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A SONG OF THE NORTH

Air : The Croppy Boy^

JSING a song of the Northern Land^Where the young Republic was bred and bom;

Where men of all creeds joined hand in handTo meet the Sasanach might with scorn;

Where heroes fought and where martyrs diedFor Ireland's honou/r and Ireland^ weal;

Where faith is stronger than Englam^d^s pride,

And love more lasting than English steel !

Antrim and Down and Donegal;Cavan, Fermanagh and green Tyrone;

Derry^Monaghan, Armaghr--we love them all

For the tales they tell us of days long flown;For the songs they sing us of Ninety-Eight

;

Of Orr, McCracken, and brave Munro;Of Hope, and Russell, and Betsy Grey;

And a thousand others who faced the foe!

From proud Gave Hill up to BreffnTs vales.

From the eastern billows to Inishowen,The breezes are telling a hundred tales

Of the ones who battled to hold their own;Of boys like Neilson, the young and brave;

Of maids, and mothers, and manly men.Of priest and parson who gladly gave

Their lives, that the land might be free again /

Men of the North j no shame is yours;You are still unbeaten by greed and hate;

The hope of the centuries aye endures,

And the faith that was flaming in Ninety-Eight.

The day is dawning when Northern menShall sweep the foemen from sea to sea;

And songs of joy will be svmg againAt Northern firesides—in Ireland free /

Brian na Banban.

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TONE’S GRAVE

F Bodenstown churchyard there is a green grave^

And wildly around it the winter winds rave;

Small shelter I ween are the ruined walls there

When the storm sweeps down on the plains of Kildare.

Once 1 lay on that sod—it lies over Wolfe Tone—And thought how he perished in prison alone,

His friends unavenged and his country unfreed—Oh, hitter,

1

said, is the patriots meed.

For in him the heart of a woman combinedWith a heroic life and a governing mind—A martyr for Ireland, his grave has no stone—His name seldom named, and his virtues unknown.^*I was woke from my dream by the voices and tread

Of a band who came into the home of the dead;They carried no corpse, and they carried no stone.

And they stopped when they came to the grave of Wolfe Tone.

There were students and peasants, the wise and the brave,

And an old man who knew him from cradle to grave,

And children who thought me hard-hearted; for they

On that sanctified sod were forbidden to play.

But the old man, who sa/w 1 was mourning there, said:We come, sir, to weep where young Wolfe Tone is laid.

And weWe going to raise him a monument, too—A plain one, yet fit for the simple and true.^^

My heart overflowed, and 1 clasped his old ha/nd.

And 1 blessed him, and blessed every one of his band:Sweet, sweet His to find that such faith can remain

To the cause and the man so long vanquished and slain.^^

In Bodenstown churchyard there is a green grave.And freely around it let winter winds rave—Far better they suit him^the ruin and the gloom—Till Ireland, a nation, can build him a tomb.

Thomas Davis.

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THE MOUNTAIN MEN

(This fine, spirited song, written by William Rooney to

the air of Fineen the Rover, is hardly ever heard on our

©oncert platforms. It deserves to be popular).

niB you marie e^er a smohe-drift go sailing

A while ago down by yon wood?Did you hear in the glen the wind wailing

Where a barrack a week ago stood?Did you hear the Yeos boasting to trap us^

And hang us like dogs to a tree?

Why^ then^ weWe not strangers^ and maybeTou^ll join in this chorus with me,

* Chorus.

Sing ho ! for the boys of the Mountain;And hey ! for the boys of the Glen

!

Who never show heel to the sojers—Kerens slainte to Dwyer and his men !

We^re not given much to parading;There^s not many guns in the throng;

But he that comes spying our quarters

Won^t bother the world for a-long.

The troopers come seeking us daily^

To drive us to hell^ so they say

;

But the road^s a bit long^ so we send themBefore us to show us the way /

Chorus,

There^s many a white-livered villain

That dreads to awaken our ire,

And tries to be civil, for treason

We visit with steel, lead and fire.

The people all bless us, for manyA cabMs left safe and secure

For fear of the men of the mountainWhose guns are the guard of the poor.

Chorus,

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We laugh at their offers of moneyAnd scorn their power. If we fail

It wonH he the sojers or traitors

Who^ll bring us to griefs Fll go hail.

WeWe only a few, hut the valleys

And mountains are ours—every hUl,

And while God leaves the strength in our sinewsWe^ll keep the old cause living still.

Chorus.

- A SONG OF TONE(Air: TherIrish Yolunteers.^^')

craven dirge of sorrowOur hearts will sing to-day,

No whinings for the morrowOr for ages passed away

;

But a song of hold rejoicing

That the seed hy our martyrs sownHas sprung to hloom hy the lonely tomh

Of our own unconquered Tone J

0, hrave young men of Eirinn j

Be steadfast, leal and true.

Be generous in your daringFor the cause of Roisin Duhh;

Be hers in joy and sorrow.

Even though you stand aloneFor the stainless Right, Against England^ s might,

Like our own unconquered Tone j ,

His fame is in your keeping.

To hold without a stain,

Till freedom's fires are leapingFrom every hill and plain;

Till Ireland's battle sloganShall reach to the despoV s throne.

And swords aflame shall trace the nameOf our own unconquered Tone }

Brian na Banban.

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KELLY OF KILLANNE

WIBAT the news? Whafs the news? 0 my hold Shelmalier,With your long-barrelled gun of the sea?

Say what wind from the sun blows his messenger hereWith a hymn of the dawn for the free?

Goodly news, goodly news, do I bring. Youth of Forth;Goodly news shall you hear, Bargy man !

For the Boys march at morn from the South to the North,Led by Kelly, the Boy from KillanneV^

‘‘ Tell me who is that giant with the gold curling hair—He who rides at the head of your band?

Seven feet is his height, with some inches to spare.

And he looks like a king in command !”

*^Ah, my lads, thaV s the pride of the bold Shelmaliers,

*Mong our greatest of heroes, a Man !

Fling your beavers aloft and give three ringing cheers

For John Kelly, the Boy from Killanne

Enniscorthy^ s in flames, and old Wexford is won.And the Barrow to-morrow we cross.

On a hill o'er the town we have planted a gunThat will batter the gateways of Ross !

All the Forth men and Bargy men march o’er the heath.

With brave, Harvey to lead on the van;But the foremost of all in the grim Gap of Death

Will be Kelly, the Boy from Killanne !

But the gold swn of Freedom grew darkened at Ross,

And it set by the Slaney’s red waves;And poor Wexford, stript naked, hung high on a cross.

And her heart pierced by traitors and slaves !

Glory 0 j Glory 0 f to her brave sons who died

For the cause of long-down-trodden man !

Glory 0 ! to Mount Leinster’ s own darling and pride—Dauntless Kelly, the Boy from Killanne !

P. J. McCau..

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Ó CeAttA\if An Laoó Ó Citt Anne

'OonnóA‘0 0 tAOgAme -o’aiscri^.

Ca*o é A11 sceól? Cat) é An sceól? A 11lAOilin$r?A rhóm,

AzÁ AE lomcAn *00 rhóR-gnnnA snoi’óe,

Cat) í An $Aot cú$Ainn a seol a ceACCAme An zneó;

te ti-iomAnn nA, sAomse *oÁ cloinn.

1 bj^oúAncA cloist^eAn ^An gó An *oei$-scéAl,

1s 1 mt)Amce sléAsrAn 50 meAn;iriAn cÁCAn A5 ^luAiseAcc ó tuAit) ipé lÁn cseól,

'Pé tneonngA'ó tlí ÓeAltAiS ó Citl-Anne.

Aitms T)úinn cé lié Iaoc An óm-f‘uilc óais l3UiT)e,

AzÁ A.5 sluAiseACC AT? ceAnn An mAT?c-slnAi$?

AzÁ seAcc *ocT?oi5te at? AOiT?*oe is cinlleAX) 50 í^Íot?,

1s 5UT? cnmA nó t?í é, *oat? -ouac !

A t)HACAilU, sin-o asaiId poT?-scot nA *ocT?eon,

SlTocc t1lAoiliu§T?A nÁT? t^t^Aon ins An *ocT?eAS

;

t)ío*ó 5AC cÁibín 1 n-ÁiT?*oe té 5ÁT?tA ’strs 5^óin,*0’ tlA CeAllAig An lAOC ó Óill-Anne.

O 1nniscóT?tAi5 nA smól *óul!) is CAi?niAin a51s T?A$AimíT) CAT? t)eAribA *oe cois;

1s cinT?t:iTní'o snnnA 1 mnllAc An cstéibe,

A T?éAt)pAiX) móT?-f'AllAÍ An Unis.

t)ei*ó piT? Ann 6 t^ocAT?CA is ó t)AiT?ce SAn Só,Agus UÁmbí An Iaoc IncrhAT? meAi?;

A.cc 1 li)píoi?-cúis An coittieAscAiT? seA,*ó geobpAT? *oat? n*oói$,

Ua CeAllAig An Iaoc ó Óill-Anne.

Acc tÁinis scATTiAll AT? 5i?éin git nA SAomse a^ Uos,Agus clAOólnis COIS SlÁinse nA *oconn

;

Cá CArjmAin 5Á céASA*ó 50 Vi-át?*o at? An 5 Ct?ois

As mémlis, mo CT?eA6 ! is a ctAnn !

Aóc slóme ipé iyo Anois *o’AnAm nA *ocT?eon,' ’O’éAS at? son 6iT?eAnn te scAn

;

Aóc 5lóiT?e T)on bpeAT? no ón SliAb—’sé An ieorhAn,

tlA CeAllAig An Laoc ó Cill-Anne.

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THE THREE FLOWERSQNE time when walking down a lane,

When night was drawing nigh,

1 met a colleen with three flowers.

And she more young than /.

St, Patrick hless you, dear,^^ said I,‘‘ If you^ll he qwick and tell

The place where you did find these flowers,

I seem to know so wellP

She took and kissed the first flower once.

And sweetly said to me:This flower comes from the Wicklow hills.

Dew wet and pure,^^ said she;

Its name is Michael Dwyer—The strongest flower of all;

But ril keep it fresh beside my breast

Though all the world should fallP

She took and kissed the next flower twice.

And sweetly said to me:‘‘ This flower I culled in Antrim fields.

Outside Belfast,'^ said she.** The name I call it is Wolfe Tone ,

The bravest flower of all;

But ril keep it fresh beside my breast

Though all the world should fall.”

She took and kissed the next flower thrice.

And softly said to me:This flower 1 found in Thomas Street,

‘‘ In Dublin fair,” said she.

Its name is Robert Emmet,The youngest flower of all;

But ril keep it fresh beside my breast.

Though all the world should fall.

Then Emmet, Dwyer and Tone Vll keep.

For I do love them all;

And Vll keep them fresh beside my breast

Though all the world should fall.”

Norman G. Reddin.

(By permission of the publishers—words andmusic 1/—Walton^s).

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BY MEMORY INSPIRED

(This ^98 street ballad, to a traditional air, was sung

throughout Ireland when the English seized John Mitchel in

1848 and sent him to imprisonment and exile beyond the seas).

memory inspired, and love of country fired.

The deeds of men 1 love to dwell upon;And the patriotic glow of my spirit must bestow

A tribute to the heroes that are gone, boys, gone—Here^s the memory of the heroes that are gone I

In October, *Ninety-Seven—may his soul find rest in heaven—William Orr to execution was led on;

The jury, drunk, agreed that Irish was his creeds

For perjury and threats drove them on, boys, on—Kerens the memory of the friends that are gone !

In ^Ninety-Eight—the month, July—the informers pay washigh.

When Reynolds gave the gallows brave McCann;But McCann was Reynolds^ first—one could not allay his

thirst—So he brought up Bond and Byrne that are gone, boys,

gone—Here^s the memory of the friends that are gone.

We saw a nation^s tears shed for John and Henry Sheares.

Betrayed by Judas, Captain Armstrong

;

We may forgive, but yet we never can forget

The fate of Tone and Emmet that are gone, boys, gone.

Of all the fearless heroes that are gone.

How did Lord Edward die? lAke a man, without a sigh /

But he left his handiwork on Major Swan !

But Sirr, with steel-clad breast, and coward heart at best,

Left us cause to mourn Lord Edward that is gone, boys,

gone—Here^s the memory of our friends that are gone !

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September, Eighteen-Three, closed this cruel history.

When Emmetts blood the scaffold flowed upon.Oh, had our men been wise they then might realise

Their freedom—but we drink to Mitchel that is gone,

boys, gone—Kerens the memory of the heroes that are gone /

THE RISING OF THE MOON

(Air: The Wearing of the Green,^^)

/ then, tell me, Seán O^Farrell,^tell me why youhurry so?”

Hush, a bhuchaill, hush and listen,” and his cheeks wereall a-glow.

1 bear orders from the Captain, get you ready quick andsoon.

For the pikes must be together at the rising of the moon,”

‘‘ Oh ! then tell me, Sedn O^Farrell, where the gathering

is to be?”“ In the old spot by the river, right well known to you

and me.

One word more—for signal token whistle up the marchingtune,

With your pike upon your shoulder, by the rising of the

moon,”

Out from many a mudwall cabin eyes were watching thro*

that night.

Many a manly breast was throbbing for the blessed warninglight.

Murmurs passed along the valleys like the banshee* s lonely

croon.

And a thousand blades were flashing at the rising of the

moon.

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There beside the singing river that dark mass of men wasseen.

Far above the shining weapons hung their own belovedgreen.

** Death to every foe and traitor ! Forward ! Strike the

marching tune,

And, hurrah, my boys, for freedom / His the rising of the

moon.^^

Well they fought for poor old Ireland, and full bitter wastheir fate—

{Oh ! what glorious pride and sorrow fills the name ofNinety-Fight ')

Yet, thank God, eHn still are beating hearts in manhoodHburning noon

Who would follow in their footsteps at the rising of the

moon !

John Keegan Casey.

éit^je Í1A

ScniobtA AR •OCÚS 1 SACSti)euRlA te SeÁ^An ITIac AoT)A5Án

tiA CaúasaiS (“ teo ”) : a^us ar r-a cur i te

HiUiAtri triAC tlilliAim (“ ar CeilceAC ”) ó T>úR5^r0áir.

“ IrRIS -OARI, a SeÁ$A1R tli t^eARgA1l,

*00 tUAT)AlR CUgAiRR 1 teit !”

“ éisc ! éisc 1 téRi’ s^eut, a tDUAóAilt,”—A’s A leACA IASCA ceit,

“1s SIAT) OR’OUlgCe Ar -OCAOISlg,

SiRR -O^AR R5leUSA*0

A’s RA pící*óe t)e^t té céite

te 5lAiR-éiRge ra

“ IRRIS T)AR1, A SeÁgAIR tli t^CARgAll,

Ca Rlt)ei-0 t)AlltlugA*0 RA tD^eAR -OCRGUR?’'

“ Irs ar cseAn-Aiu cois ar csroca,

Is lélR-AltRIT) *OÚ1RR ARAOR.

SeiRRCeAR SUAS tit) AR HoSg-CAtA,

xSr SeAR-pORC RIÁIRSeÁtA rélR,

A’s RA pící-óe AR AR R^UAltRIt)

te cAoirh-éiR§e git ra ItAe!”

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0 fe-ó*ó tiA hoi-óce,

ri4 mítce sIas-súiL §lé;t^ne-dt) DA mítce cr?oi‘óe ar t^eiteArii

“Le ceACC soluis tocRAin *06

!

Uit CRom-rhonAR cnes riA sleAnncAit)

nidR cRónÁn •oúí)Ac innÁ-sí'óe,

A’s t)í coillce sleAS as 'oeAllRA'ó

le slAin-éir?$e íia í

tAll, C01S Ati rsRoÚA tonnrhAmSeAS tiA t^iAnriA *oÁnA ceAnn,'S ÁR nT)íl-t)RACAC SlÓRtÍIAR UAItie

roltAttiAin ós A sceAtin !

“ t)Ás *oo’n nAriiAiT) ’s *00 liicc tia t)R^icre !

Seinn Ross-caca ! buAil suas é

!

T)ia te héiRinn ! T)ia te Sdomse

!

t^euc! *oíl-émge geAl tia RAe!’’

tTlAlt A -OCReAS AR SOU tlA t)Ant)An,

A’s Slt) CRUAg A ‘OUUIClin CRélt,

TDar ino lÁirh ! ní nÁiR tinn cAbAmcAn seAti “ ti)tiA*ÓAin a’ Ninety-eightht)ui-óe te 'Oia! cáit) pós ar mARCAinCROi-óte lÁi'ORe tAOc*ÓA SROi*óe,

?rRlAtlpA*Ó ’riA RIAtl -oo’tl itlACAIR

le slAiri-éiR$e ra

TONE IS COMING BACK AGAIN

(This song to a traditional air, has been popular in

Ulster since the days of the United Irishmen).

^HEER UP^ brave hearts, to-morrow^ s dawn will see us

march againBeneath old ErMs flag of green that ne^er has known a

stain.

And ere our hands the sword shall yield or furled that bannerbe—

We swear to make our native land from the tyrant^

s

thraldom free !

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Chorus.For Tone is coming hack again with legions 6*er the wave^The scions of Lord Clarets Brigade^ the dear old land to save,For Tone is coming hack again with legions o^er the waveThe dear old land, the loved old land, the brave old land

to save !

Though crouching minions preach to us to he the Saxon^sslave,

WFll teach them all what pikes can do when hearts are trueand brave.

Fling Freedom's banner to the breeze, let it float oi*er landand sea—

We swear to make our native land from the tyrants thraldomfree !

Chorus.

Young Dwyer ^mong the heath-clad hills of Wicklow leadshis men;

And RusselV s voice stirs kindred hearts in many an Ulsterglen;

Brave Father Murphy^ s men march on from the Barrow to

the sea—We swear to make our native land from the tyranV s thraldom

free /

Chorus.

Too long we^ve borne with smouldering wrath the cursed alien

laws.

That wreck our shrines and burn our homes and crush ourcountry's cause;

But now the day has come at last: Revenge our watchword^be /

We swear to make our native land from the tyrants thraldomfree

!

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TWENTY MEN FROM DUBLIN TOWN(In 1798, after the close of the Insurrection, several United

Irishmen left Dublin and joined Michael Dwyer in themountains).

^WENTY men from Dvhlin TownRiding on the mountain side^

Fearless of the Saxon frown,Twenty brothers true and tried.

Blood flows in the City streets,

There the Green is lying low;Here the emerald standard greets

Eyes alike of friend and foe.

Fly the city, brothers tried;

Join us on the mountain side.

Where we^ve England's power defied.

Twenty men from Dublin Town,

Twenty men from Dublin Town,Full of love and full of hate,

^ Oh ! our chief, our Tone is down—Soul of God, avenge his fate /

Joy it is whenever we meetRedcoats in the mountain track—

Ah ! as deer they must be fleet

If they get to Dublin back.

Chorus.

Twenty men from Dublin Town,Every night around the fire

Brimming methers toss we downTo our captain, Michael Dwyer,

Sldinte, Michael, brave and true.

Then there rings the wild ‘‘ HurrahAs we drink, dear land, to you,

Eire sldinte geal go brdth !

Chorus,

Arthur Griffith.

(By permission of the publishers—words andmusic 1/-—^Walton’s).

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WOLFE TONE

(Air: The Croppy Boy.^*)

'pHB first storm of winter blew high^ blew high;

Red leaves were scattering to a gloomy sky;

Rain clouds were lowering 6*er the plains of Kildare^

When from Dublin, southward, the mourners came there,

‘‘ In the spring,^^ they whispered, “ Lord Edward bled.

And the blood of hosts was in summer shed;

Death in the autumn 6*er Connacht passed.

But the loss that is sorest came last, came last.

Though Fitzgerald died, sure we fought them still.

And we shouted ^ Vengeance ^ on Vinegar Hill,

Knowing our flag would again be flownIf France gave ear to the prayers of Tone.

Twice, we thought, his appealing lips

Brought forth her armies and battleships.

And the storms of God shall not always stay

England's doom, as in Bantry Bay.

“ And, oh,^^ we said to the hopeless ones.

Who made count of Ireland's martyred sons.

The bravest lives; be your mourning dumb,Ere the snow of winter Wolfe Tone shall come.^^

He came—was beaten—we bear him hereFrom a prison cell on his funeral bier,

And Freedom^s hope shall be buried lowWith his mouldering corpse ^neath the winter snow.

Hush,^^ one said, o^er the new-set sod,

^\Hope shall endure with our faith in God,And God shall only forsake us whenThis grave is forgotten by Irishmen.”

Alice Milligan.

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StiAb HA mbAtiIs ot lioiYi féineAC buAlA-ó ’n lAe ú-o

T)o *óut Axi SAe’óil boóc ’s nA céA-ocA sLa*o,

TTIar cá riA tnémlig -oeAriArh ^Ame *oínn,

A’s A RÁt) nÁó Aon ni-ó leo píc tiÁ sleA§.tlíorj cÁims Án ITlAjoR i ocúis An ÍAe cugAinn

’S ní nAbmAH péin Ann i scóm nÁ ’sceAnc,'&c, mAR A seólt^Aí cnéA'OA *oe bA 5An ao*óra

An CAOb nA snéine *oe SliAb nA mt)An.

ITIó léAn léin An An *oneAm ^An éipeAccHar fAn le b-émim is *o’oi*óce is sca*o,

5o mt3eA*ó T)ntAige *Oéise a^us lAncAn émeAnncniAtl le céile ó’n cín An-oeAs;

5o mbeA.'ó a scArnpAí T)éAncA te fórsaí cnéAnAt)eA‘ó congnAiti T)é tinn sa SAogAt ar fat),

A’s ní *óíolt:‘A*ó mémLig *00 rhuincin tléill sinn,

A's t)UAi*ófi*óe An néim tinn ar SIiaÚ nA mt)An.

’Sé Ros *00 bneoi*ó a’s *00 cIaoi-o 50 *oeó sinn

ITIar ar pÁ5A*ó móR-cuiT) -oínn since Ias :

teAnbAf Ó5A ’nA smólAib Ann T)ói§ce

A’s An méiT) a fAn beó *óíob cois ctAi*óe nó ssairc !

Ac seAllAim t^éin -oíb An cé *óein An i^ógtA

50 mbeAm-nA 1 ^có^n *oó le píc a’s te steAg,

A’s 50 scuiRi^eAm yeomen ar cric ’n-A mbRóSAA5 *0101 An córhAiR teo ar SliAb nA mt)An.

1s mó peAR AOS*OA a’s cRObAiRe 5lé-geAt,O’n Am 50 céile 00 5AbA*ó le seAt;

’tl-A bruit cóRT)Aí CAOlA A^ bAinu lút A n^éAS •oíob,

1 n*ooinsiúin -oaora 50 *ooirhinn rAOi S^as;

5ár*oaí CAob leó nÁ leóTbrA-ó sméi*o orra,

T)o *óéAnrA*ó pté óóib 1 *ocír Car teAR

;

*0’á -OCAbAIRC SAOR Ó n-A nArhA1*0 ^An bAO*ÓAÓAS,

1 n-Am An csAotAiR ar SliAb nA mt)An

AcÁ An 'PRAncAó rAObRAó a’s a loingeAs

te CRAnnA seuRA acu ar muiR te seAt;

’Sé A síoR-S5éAl 50 brtut ^ *ocRiAtt AR éiRinn

A’s SO SCUIRflT) boóc’ A.1RÍS 'tlA ECCARC.

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VA mt)^*ó ‘001$ liotn péinedó 50 mb' fíon -An sséAl nt),

tÍéA’ó mo cnoi-óe óorh b-éA-ocnom le ton aw sgeAóSo mbéAT) clAOi*óe ah rhémlis a’s An A'ÓAnc *o'Á séit)eA*ó

An tAob nA snéine *oe SliAb nA mt)An.

Uá nA cóbA.ig rhóRA a5 lAnnAi-ó eólAis,

CÁ’n Aimsm ós ’s An CAbAin as coacc;An cé meilt nA snótA is é tei$isri*ó rós ia.T),

A's ní *óíolpAm í^eómlms teó, cíos nÁ snA.it;

PíosA c’nóinneAó An cui*o is mó *óe,

tuAc émic bó nó ceAglAig *oeAs,

t)ei*ó ninnce ar bóitrje a’s soillse t)’á nT)óSAT) ’sAinn,

t3ei*ó meibin a’s móncAs at? SliAb n^ mt)An

THE WEARING OF THE GREEN

(This is the oldest of the many street ballads of this title,

and probably the oldest of all the songs in English about ’98).

a lad that^s forced an exile

From my own native land,

For an oath thafs passed against meIn this country I canH stand;

But while Fm at my liberty

1 will make my escape.

Pm a poor distressed CroppyFor the Green on my cape /

For the Green on my cape !

For the Green on my cape !

Pm distressed—hut not disheartened—For the Green on my cape !

But Pll go down to Belfast

To see that seaport gay,

And tell my aged parentsIn this country 1 can^t stay.

Oh, ^tis dark will he their sorrow—But no truer hearts Pve seen,

And they^d rather see me dyingThan a traitor to the Green /

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0,the wearing of the Green /

0,the wearing of the Green /

May the curse of Cromwell darkenEach traitor to the Green /

When I went down to Belfast,

And saw that seaport grand.My aged parents blessed me.

And blessed poor Ireland,

Then 1 went unto a captain.

And bargained with him cheap—He told me that his whole ship’s crew

Wore Green on the cape !

0, the Green on the cape /

0, the Green on the cape !

God’s blessing guard the noble boysWith Green on the cape /

’Twas early the next morningOur gallant ship set sail;

Kind Heaven did protect herWith a pleasant Irish gale.

We landed safe in Paris,

Where victualling was cheap—They knew we were United,

We wore Green on the cape!

We wore Green on the cape !

We wore Green on the cape !

They treated us like brothers

For the Green on the cape !

Then forward stepped young Boney,And took me by the hand.

Saying ‘‘ How is old Ireland,

And how does she stand?”“ It’s as poor, distressed a nation

As ever you have seen,

They are hanging men and womenFor the wearing of the Green !

For the wearing of the Green I

For the wearing of the Green /

They are hanging men, and women, too.

For the wearing of the Green !”

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Take courage now^ my brave hoys,

For here you have good friends,And wFll send a convoy with you

Down by their Orange dens;And if they should oppose us,

With our weapons sharp and keenWe’ll make them rue and curse the day

That e’er they saw the Green /

That e’er they saw the Green /.

That e’er they saw the Green /

We’ll show them our authorityFor wearing of the Green !

0, may the wind of FreedomSoon send young Boney o’er.

And we’ll plant the tree of LibertyUpon our Shamrock shore;

0, we’ll plant it with our weaponsWhile the' English tyrants gape

To see their bloody flag torn downTo Green on the cape /

0, the wearing of the Green /

0, the wearing of the Green /

God grant us soon to see that day.And freely wear the Green !

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CARROLL BAWN(Traditional Air).

’'pWAS in the town of Wexford they sentenced him to die,

^Twas in the town of Wexford they built the gallows high,And there one summer morning when beamed the gentle dawnUpon that cursed gallows they hung my Carroll Ban,

Oh I he was true and loyal, oh! he was tru^ and fair^

And only nineteen summers shone on his golden hair;And when his gallant brothers had grasped the pike in hand,Where the green flag streamed the fairest, he stood for native

land.

1 saw him cross the heather with his bold companie.And from the rising hillside he waved his hand to me;Then on my wild heart settled a load of woe and pain:Mo bhrón / its throbbing told me we^d never meet again.

They fought the Saxon foemen by Slaney^s glancing wave.But brutal strength o^erpowered the gallant and the brave,

And in the flight which followed that day of miserySore wounded, he was taken, young Carroll Bán mo chroidhe.

Oh, fairior geur ! that ever 1 saw the dreadful sight—His locks all damply hanging, his cheeks so deadly white.

What wonder if my ringlets were changed from dark to grey

Or if the blessed hand of God had ta^en my life away.

^Twas in the town of Wexford they sentenced him to die,

^Twas in the town of Wexford they built the gallows high.

With form erect and manly, and look of scornful pride.

For Ireland's faith and freedom my true love nobly died.

The meadow path is lonely, the hearth is cold and dim.

And the silent churchyard blossom blooms softly over him;And my heart is ever yearning for the calm rest coming on.

When its weary pulse lies sleeping beside my Carroll Bdn.

“ Leo/'

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THE PATRIOT MAID

(Dedicated to Betsy Grey,, the patriot maid who fought

and fell with the Insurgent forces in Ulster in ^98).

(Air : Paddies EvermoreP^

Irish girl in heart and soul,

1 love the dear old land;1 honour those who in her cause

Lift voice or pen or hand.And may 1 live to see her free

From foreign lord and knave,

But Heaven forbid Fd ever he

The mother of a slave.

God bless the men who take their standIn Ireland's patriot host;

Fd give the youth my heart and handWho serves his country most;

And if he fell, Fd rather lie

Beside him in the graveThan wed a wealthy loon and be

The mother of a slave,»

Thro^ many a blood-red age of woeOur Nation^s heart has bled;

But still she makes her tyrants knowHer spirit is not dead.

God bless the men who for her sake

Their life and genius gave;

God bless the mothers of those sons.

They nursed no dastard slave f

Some on the scaffold place of doomFor loving Ireland died;

And others to the dungeon-gloomAre torn from our side.

But God the Just, who nFer designedHis image for a slave,

Will give our country might and mindAnd raise the true and brave.

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THE PATRIOT MOTHER** ^OME, tell us the. name of the rebelly crew

Who lifted the pike on the Gurragh with you;Gome, tell us the treason, and then youHl he free.

Or right quickly you^ll swing from the high gallows treeJ^

A leanhh / a leanhh ! the shadow of shameHas never yet fallen on one of your name,And, oh ! may the food from my bosom you drewIn your veins turn to poison if you turn untrue.

The foul words, oh ! let them not blacken your tongue.That would prove to your friends and your country a wrong.Or the curse of a mother, so bitter and dread.

With the wrath of the Lord—may they fall on yopr head /

I have no one but you in tlte whole world wide.

Yet false to your pledge you^d ne^er stand by my side;

If a traitor you lived, you^d he farther awayFrom my heart than, if true, you were wrapped in the clay.

“ Oh ! deeper and darker the mourning would be

For your falsehood so base than your death proud and free;

Dearer, far dearer, than ever to me.

My darling, you^ll be on the brave gallows tree !

**^Tis holy, a ghrádh, from the bravest and best—

Go, go from my heart and be joined with the rest,

A leanhh mo chroidhe / 0, a leanhh mo chroidhe !

Sure, a ‘ stag ' and a traitor you never will be !”

There^s no look of a traitor upon the young browThaVs raised to the tempters so haughtily now;No traitor e^er held up the firm head so high—No traitor Fer showed such a proud flashing eye.

On the high gallows tree, on the brave gallows tree.

Where smiled leaves and blossoms, his sad doom met he !

But it never bore blossom so pure or so fair

As the heart of the martyr that hangs from it there.

Eva Mary Kelly.

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Russell Street, Tralee.

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